I just brought home a pair of Adventure Islands for the wife and me. We're in Punta Gorda, where I work at Gulf Island Sails, the Hobie Sailboat dealership for this area. We will mostly sail them in Charlotte Harbor and on the various tributary creeks and rivers.

Looking forward to our first sail in the new boats this afternoon, after I sort out a warranty issue on her boat.

Thanks for signing up. I'm going to try to summarize this list, although a glance indicates most people are on the west coast from MIA to Pensacola. It would be great if we could all get together a central place some time--perhaps Cedar Key. (Yeah, it is probably a stretch to say MIA is on the west coast.)

Please encourage anyone else who has an AI to sign onto this list, so we can keep in touch.

Well, I made it back from my first outing this weekend on the Dunedin Causeway. Had a blast although had some problems with one of the ama's which had a huge crack where the aka goes in (front cross bar). The right ama filled up with water on the way back to the beach (up wind) and I flipped the AI. I followed the instructions on righting the AI and within 5 minutes I was up and going but "limping". I bought the AI used including a trailer and had an hour trip to my house. The AI was assembled on the trailer so I am assuming this caused the crack as it was pretty big. I pick up the new ama tomorrow as the old one was not repairable..$$$$$.. expensive lesson!!!!
Other than that, I had a blast, they are fun!!!

Hi - I am a new AI owner in SW Florida - home port in Cape Coral FL, but usually launch from Matlachee or Pineland. So far, only been out once on a really calm day - mostly peddaling, no sailing fun yet...

Thanks Madison - I look forward to some windy days now - used to be a time when I hoped for calm days for the straight kayaking bit. Now i think I have the best of both worlds - can't wait to see what this new AI can do. based on what I read here in the forum, the boats can almost take more of a beating then we can! I will put this to the test soon!